2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,809 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park General Social Sciences Report

#4

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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